Player Bio

Aaron Holiday was born in 1996 in Ruston, Louisiana. He is the son of Shawn and Toya Holiday and is the youngest of four children. Older brothers Jrue and Justin have also played in the NBA, while his parents both played college ball at Arizona State. His mother was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1982. Aaron played his high school ball at Campbell Hall in Los Angeles, California. He won Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year honors after both his junior and senior seasons, sharing the award with Bennie Boatwright as a senior. Fans can follow Holiday on Twitter (@The_4th_Holiday). Aaron Holiday spent three years (2015-18) at the University of California - Los Angeles. He started all 32 games he played in as a freshman, averaging 10.3 points and 4 assists per contest. Holiday's 127 assists were the most by a UCLA freshman since his brother, Jrue, had 129 in 2008-09. As a sophomore, Holiday improved his stats despite getting on the court for fewer minutes. Playing behind current Pelicans' point guard Lonzo Ball, Holiday averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 assists per game, and was named the nation's Sixth Man of the Year by Bleacher Report. He would be one of five Bruins to finish the year averaging double digits in scoring. Holiday broke out in a big way as a junior, averaging 20.3 points and 5.8 assists in 33 games, all starts. Holiday led the Pac-12 in points per game, earning first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors and becoming one of five players selected to the conference's All-Defensive Team. Holiday concluded his career ranking 25th on UCLA's all-time scoring list, and his 4.72 career mark for assists per game ranks seventh in school history.